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            <h1 class="title">Congressional Research Service</h2>
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                The Congressional Research Service (CRS) works exclusively for the United States Congress, providing policy and legal analysis to committees and Members of both the House and the Senate, regardless of party affiliation. As a legislative branch agency within the  <a href="/us/legi/loc">Library of Congress</a>, CRS has been a valued and respected resource on Capitol Hill for nearly a century. CRS is well known for analysis that is authoritative, confidential, objective and nonpartisan. Its highest priority is to ensure that Congress has 24/7 access to the nation&apos;s best thinking.<span class="footnote">Agency description from <a href="http://www.loc.gov/crsinfo/">CRS Employment website</a>.</span> 

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           <h2 class="title"><a href="/us/legi/crs/sreports">Congressional Research Service Short Reports</a></h2>
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               Congressional Research Service Short Reports contain overviews and breif analysis of  current issues, pending legislation and domestic and foreign policy. CRS reports are written by CRS researchers at the request of members of Congress.

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                   <li>CRS-RS20001 - <a href="http://docs.govdoc.org/us/legi/crs/CRS-RS20001.pdf">Jonathan Pollard: Background and Considerations for Presidential Clemency</a></li>
                   
                   
               
                   <li>CRS-RS20011 - <a href="http://docs.govdoc.org/us/legi/crs/CRS-RS20011.pdf">Managing Regional Growth: Is There a Role for Congress?</a></li>
                   
                   
               
                   <li>CRS-RS20028 - <a href="http://docs.govdoc.org/us/legi/crs/CRS-RS20028.pdf">Ocean Dumping Act: A Summary of the Law</a></li>
                   
                   
               
                   <li>CRS-RS20043 - <a href="http://docs.govdoc.org/us/legi/crs/CRS-RS20043.pdf">Pesticide Residue Regulation: Analysis of Food Quality Protection Act Implementation</a></li>
                   
                   
               
                   <li>CRS-RS20050 - <a href="http://docs.govdoc.org/us/legi/crs/CRS-RS20050.pdf">Methane Hydrates: Energy Prospect or Natural Hazard?</a></li>
                   
                   
               
                   <li>CRS-RS20059 - <a href="http://docs.govdoc.org/us/legi/crs/CRS-RS20059.pdf">Recent Trends in the Federal Tax Burden</a></li>
                   
                   
               
                   <li>CRS-RS20071 - <a href="http://docs.govdoc.org/us/legi/crs/CRS-RS20071.pdf">United States Fire Administration: An Overview</a></li>
                   
                   
               
                   <li>CRS-RS20079 - <a href="http://docs.govdoc.org/us/legi/crs/CRS-RS20079.pdf">Livestock Price Reporting Issues</a></li>
                   
                   
               
                   <li>CRS-RS20087 - <a href="http://docs.govdoc.org/us/legi/crs/CRS-RS20087.pdf">The Level of Taxes in the United States, 1941-1999</a></li>
                   
                   
               
                   <li>CRS-RS20088 - <a href="http://docs.govdoc.org/us/legi/crs/CRS-RS20088.pdf">Dispute Settlement in the World Trade Organization: An Overview</a></li>
                   
                   
                       <li><a href="/us/legi/crs/sreports">720 More...</a></li>
                       
           
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           <h2 class="title"><a href="/us/legi/crs/lreports">Congressional Research Service Long Reports</a></h2>
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               Congressional Research Service Long Reports offer in-depth analyis of current issues, pending legislation and domestic and foreign policy. CRS reports are written by CRS researchers at the request of members of Congress.

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                   <li>CRS-RL30002 - <a href="http://docs.govdoc.org/us/legi/crs/CRS-RL30002.pdf">A Defense Budget Primer</a></li>
                   
                   
               
                   <li>CRS-RL30004 - <a href="http://docs.govdoc.org/us/legi/crs/CRS-RL30004.pdf">North Korean Provocative Actions, 1950-2007</a></li>
                   
                   
               
                   <li>CRS-RL30006 - <a href="http://docs.govdoc.org/us/legi/crs/CRS-RL30006.pdf">Genetic Information: Legal Issues Relating to Discrimination and Privacy</a></li>
                   
                   
               
                   <li>CRS-RL30008 - <a href="http://docs.govdoc.org/us/legi/crs/CRS-RL30008.pdf">Labor and Mandatory Arbitration Agreements: Background and Discussion</a></li>
                   
                   
               
                   <li>CRS-RL30011 - <a href="http://docs.govdoc.org/us/legi/crs/CRS-RL30011.pdf">Medal of Honor Recipients: 1979-2007</a></li>
                   
                   
               
                   <li>CRS-RL30013 - <a href="http://docs.govdoc.org/us/legi/crs/CRS-RL30013.pdf">Grants and Foundations: Selected Print, Electronic, and Internet Sources on Government and Private Funding</a></li>
                   
                   
               
                   <li>CRS-RL30024 - <a href="http://docs.govdoc.org/us/legi/crs/CRS-RL30024.pdf">U.S. Global Climate Change Policy:Evolving Views on Cost, Competitiveness, and Comprehensiveness</a></li>
                   
                   
               
                   <li>CRS-RL30030 - <a href="http://docs.govdoc.org/us/legi/crs/CRS-RL30030.pdf">Clean Water Act: A Summary of the Law</a></li>
                   
                   
               
                   <li>CRS-RL30033 - <a href="http://docs.govdoc.org/us/legi/crs/CRS-RL30033.pdf">Arms Control and Nonproliferation Activities: A Catalog of Recent Events</a></li>
                   
                   
               
                   <li>CRS-RL30036 - <a href="http://docs.govdoc.org/us/legi/crs/CRS-RL30036.pdf">Global Climate Change: Carbon Emissions and End-use Energy Demand</a></li>
                   
                   
                       <li><a href="/us/legi/crs/lreports">1623 More...</a></li>
                       
           
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           <h2 class="title"><a href="/us/legi/crs/briefs">Congressional Research Service Issue Briefs</a></h2>
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               Congressional Research Service Issue Briefs are written by CRS researchers at the request of members of Congress.

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                   <li>CRS-IB10006 - <a href="http://docs.govdoc.org/us/legi/crs/CRS-IB10006.pdf">Electricity: The Road Toward Restructuring</a></li>
                   
                   
               
                   <li>CRS-IB10012 - <a href="http://docs.govdoc.org/us/legi/crs/CRS-IB10012.pdf">Intelligence Issues for Congress</a></li>
                   
                   
               
                   <li>CRS-IB10015 - <a href="http://docs.govdoc.org/us/legi/crs/CRS-IB10015.pdf">Protecting Natural Resources and Managing Growth in the 107th Congress</a></li>
                   
                   
               
                   <li>CRS-IB10019 - <a href="http://docs.govdoc.org/us/legi/crs/CRS-IB10019.pdf">Western Water Resource Issues</a></li>
                   
                   
               
                   <li>CRS-IB10020 - <a href="http://docs.govdoc.org/us/legi/crs/CRS-IB10020.pdf">Energy Efficiency: Budget, Oil Conservation, and Electricity Conservation Issues</a></li>
                   
                   
               
                   <li>CRS-IB10030 - <a href="http://docs.govdoc.org/us/legi/crs/CRS-IB10030.pdf">Federal Railroad Safety Program and Reauthorization Issues</a></li>
                   
                   
               
                   <li>CRS-IB10032 - <a href="http://docs.govdoc.org/us/legi/crs/CRS-IB10032.pdf">Transportation Issues in the 108th Congress</a></li>
                   
                   
               
                   <li>CRS-IB10041 - <a href="http://docs.govdoc.org/us/legi/crs/CRS-IB10041.pdf">Renewable Energy: Tax Credit, Budget, and Electricity Production Issues</a></li>
                   
                   
               
                   <li>CRS-IB10045 - <a href="http://docs.govdoc.org/us/legi/crs/CRS-IB10045.pdf">Broadband Internet Access: Background and Issues</a></li>
                   
                   
               
                   <li>CRS-IB10050 - <a href="http://docs.govdoc.org/us/legi/crs/CRS-IB10050.pdf">AIDS in Africa</a></li>
                   
                   
                       <li><a href="/us/legi/crs/briefs">135 More...</a></li>
                       
           
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